al-Bahnasa
البهنسا
A populous city of mixed peoples, known for its weaving workshops that produced the curtains called al-Bahnasiyya for elite and common buyers. 1
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Overview
al-Bahnasa: a populous, well-developed town that brings together many peoples, according to al-Idrisi. 1
Weaving
It had weaving workshops that wove the curtains known as "Bahnasiyya", for the elite and the common people alike. The names of the workshops are woven into the fabrics. 1
Sources
- Al-Idrisi, Nuzhat al-Mushtaq fi ikhtiraq al-afaq (Cairo: Maktabat al-Thaqafa al-Diniyya, 2002), 2 vols., p. 130
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islam.museum contributors. “al-Bahnasa”. islam.museum, https://islam.museum/en/place/al-bahnasa/. CC BY-SA 4.0. Accessed 2026-10-17.